EU Policy
A category covering news about how European Union (EU) policy relates to ports. This includes the relationship between EU and national government policy, the role of EU institutions. Subjects include EU regulation, the environment, cold ironing, investment, aid and Ten-T transport.
New European Union Drugs Agency launched
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Officials are in Lisbon today to inaugurate the new European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). The new...
EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia – ports effects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The European Union has adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of...
EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia
European Commission – Press Release – EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine,...
New EU sanctions against LNG will affect European ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The European Union has agreed new sanctions against Russia which, for the first time, include liquefied...
EC approves €570 mln Italian aid to support cold ironing
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – The European Commission has approved a €570 million Italian scheme to incentivise ships to use shore-side...
Irish ports to join European Ports Alliance to fight illegal drugs
Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – The Irish government has set up a high-level implementation group to join the European Ports Alliance. The...
Commission approves €570 million Italian State aid scheme to reduce emissions in ports
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €570 million Italian scheme to incentivise ships to use shore-side electricity when they...
Europol: Cocaine cartel collapses after final arrests in Spain
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Europol has published details of a long-run investigation led by the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia...
European Drug Report 2024: Trends and Developments
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published “The European...
Cruise ports need to adopt new Entry-Exit System (EES)
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – In October 2024, cruise ports will have to adopt a new Entry-Exit System (EES), said Cruise Europe. The...
Integration of Ukrainian ports into the EU transport network
Stockholm, Sweden (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Ports of Stockholm, together with the law firm Interlegal, headquartered in Odessa (Odesa), and the...
Russian oil ship-to-ship operations seek new ports in the Mediterranean Sea
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, Greece started issuing NAVTEX notices which inform all shipping to stay away from...
EU director generals visit Boluda Towage in Bruges
Bruges, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – On May 16, 2024, Boluda Towage received a delegation of around 27 EU Directors General on board the tugs VB...
Joint Statement on the EU-UK agreement on Gibraltar
Joint Statement on the progress of the EU-UK Agreement in respect of Gibraltar – Brussels, 16 May 2024 European Commission Executive Vice-President...
European Commissioner for Agriculture visits the Port of Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Two days ago, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, visited the Black Sea...
Greek Navy deters Russian oil ship-to-ship transfers
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 11, 2024 – In the last two weeks, the Greek Navy has issued two NAVTEX notices for military exercises in the Laconian...
Coalition publishes the Hamburg Declaration to fight illegal drugs
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – Yesterday, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser hosted a ministerial conference of the coalition...
EU set to close its ports to ships helping Russia, new sanctions
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – The European Union (EU) is set to ban the use of EU ports by ships transporting goods that might help...
Public object to military use of port of Mahon, Menorca
Mahón, Menorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Demonstrators gathered in Mahón (Maó), Menorca, this weekend to protest the presence of military...
Does the EU support the bridge over the Strait of Messina?
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2024 – In the past few months, the Italian government, especially Matteo Salvini, has been making much...